Module 1,Reading practice,Small talk,Making Friends in the USA,Work in pairs. Read the advice on small talk. Is it true for you? 1.You can ask about families, what people do and like, etc. 2.Its OK to talk about religion and politics. 3.You shouldnt talk about your feelings.,4. Dont ask personal questions. 5. Make sure you dont talk about the weather or give compliments. 6. You can talk about peoples age and their income.,Decide which of the statements expresses the writers opinion. The writer thinks that_. (a) Americans often ask very personal questions (b) Asians are very different from Americans, and are sensitive to many topics of conversation (c) Americans are easy to make friends with, but they respect your private life (d) Americans dont like to grow old, so its difficult to make friends with them,C,Read the passage. Choose the correct answers of Activity 5. Answers: d a c a b,Write down the topics which you can and shouldnt talk about with Americans. Write a few sentences if you can talk about these topics in China.,